THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

G. Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?

POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE “CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE”, LAGOS IS THE SMALLEST CITY IN AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMY, NIGERIA.

LANDSCAPE ATTRACTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

ENCOURAGES TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CENTRE OF BUSINESS

RICH CULTURE, FRIENDLY PROPLE

LAGOS STATE WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY(LAWMA) EMPLOYS 17,000 PEOPLE CLEANING10,000 TONNES OF WASTE DAILY

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

But like many other mega-cities across continents, we have serious problems…

OVERPOPULATION - 21 MILLION PEOPLE

INADEQUATE FUNDING + CORRUPTION = POOR INFRASTRUCTURE

OVERPOPULATION + POOR INFRASTRUCTURE = CONSTANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION

WATER POLLUTION = HEALTH CHALLENGES

POOR ATTITUDE TO THE ENVIRONMENT

AIR POLLUTION…POPULAR SIGHTS IN LAGOS

GLOBAL WARMING + BLOCKED DRAINAGES = FLOODING

CORRUPTION + POVERTY = OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN

WEAK LAW ENFORCEMENT

policeman

BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION

EFFORTS ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH

What should be improved?

EDUCATION

LAW ENFORCEMENT & GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION

ENTREPRENEUAL PARTICIPATION

VOTE WISELY

CHANGE NOTHING, NOTHING CHANGES